US-Iran war: About 100 US military personnel injured in July in Tehran’s strike on Washington’s bases in the Middle East | Today’s news

As the United States and Iran continue to trade attacks after a fragile cease-fire deal collapsed earlier this month, several Iranian airstrikes on bases in the Middle East have injured around 100 US military personnel this month.

In a statement to CBS News on Monday (local time), Pentagon chief spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed the numbers, saying roughly 100 people “were believed to be injured to some degree as of July 7, 2026.” He added that 96 percent of them have since returned to service.

He noted, “They are determined to get back into the fight. The vast majority of injuries sustained were mild concussions.”

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As of July 7, 2026, roughly 100 US service members have been reported injured in Iranian airstrikes on US bases in the Middle East, with 96% returning to duty, mostly with mild concussions.

Hostilities have been renewed following the collapse of a fragile interim ceasefire agreement signed in June that failed to provide a lasting solution to the lingering tensions between the two countries over military action and nuclear issues.

The US carried out several airstrikes, the tenth consecutive night of operations aimed at degrading Iran’s military capabilities and preventing further attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

The mounting death toll, including 17 U.S. service members killed since the conflict began, raises important questions about the security and strategic value of continued U.S. military operations in the region.

The ongoing conflict has raised tensions in the Middle East, with increased military strikes and retaliation affecting US allies in the region and raised fears of a wider regional war.

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US-Iranian hostility flares up

The remarks by Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell come as hostilities flared between the US and Iran after a months-long interim ceasefire agreement between the two countries collapsed. Earlier in June, Washington and Tehran signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at temporarily ending hostilities in the region. It also paved the way for both sides to work on a broader framework for a permanent end to the conflict in the region as negotiators sought to resolve issues related to the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear program within a mutually agreed 60-day period.

The US military has carried out night strikes on Iranian targets for 10 consecutive days, saying it is trying to stop Tehran from attacking commercial shipping, with the Islamic Republic retaliating by attacking US bases in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain and other allies in the region.

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At least two US service members were killed last week, while several others were reportedly injured after Tehran attacked US bases in Jordan. The Department of Defense (DoD) announced over the weekend that while two US soldiers were killed, unidentified remains were found at the site where a third service member went missing. On July 19, another service member was killed in Iraq during a “controlled detonation of an unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone.”

Separately, earlier this month several other US service members were injured during attacks on Jordanian military bases.

Since February, 413 service members have been injured

While the Pentagon has not released an exact number of service members injured or a damage estimate from the latest round of attacks by Iran, the military’s Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) lists 413 service members who have been wounded in action since the conflict began in late February.

However, injuries reported so far in July are not included in the count. Elsewhere on the DCAS website, the US military lists 427 wounded. A total of 17 soldiers have been killed since the start of the US-Iran conflict, with at least three casualties reported last week.

Trump promises retaliation for the deaths of soldiers

Last week, US President Donald Trump responded to the death of two US soldiers, calling it a “very sad thing”. In a Truth Social post on Monday, he vowed to avenge the deaths in Jordan and Iraq. The US president wrote: “Every time Iran kills an American soldier, it pays for that killing many times over!”

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Trump added that the directive had already been issued to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine and other military leaders.

As tensions continue to escalate, both Tehran and Washington have said they are open to diplomatic exchanges, hinting at a possible ceasefire. But it remains to be seen whether the two sides will eventually be able to reach a ceasefire agreement that would end the conflict and bring stability to the region.

Key things

• A fragile truce between the US and Iran has collapsed, leading to increased military involvement.
• More than 100 US military personnel have been injured in recent airstrikes, but most have returned to duty.
• Leaders of both countries are exploring diplomatic exchanges and raising hopes for a potential ceasefire.